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Clutch release bearings, mechanical type
Mechanical clutch release bearings supplied by cross-reference — the standard release bearing the trade also calls the throw out bearing. 310 catalogue listings.
- Range
- Mechanical clutch release bearings
- Catalogue
- 310 listings in the published catalogue
- Reference
- Also ordered as throw out bearings
The standard release bearing
The clutch release bearing is the bearing the clutch fork or lever pushes against the diaphragm spring to disengage the clutch. The mechanical type — published as the standard clutch release bearing — works with a cable or lever mechanism and a separate release fork, and it is the type most of the older and mid-age vehicle parc still uses.
The trade calls the same part the throw out bearing, and both names appear on buyers' lists for the identical item. Orders under either name are matched to the same catalogue entries; there is no separate throw-out range to ask for.
The published range
The catalogue carries 310 listings for mechanical release bearings. Listings are held by cross-reference number and application, and the family sits next to its hydraulic counterpart so that buyers ranging both clutch systems can work from one desk.
| Family | Actuation | Catalogue page |
|---|---|---|
| Mechanical release bearings | Cable or lever, separate fork | Clutch release bearings, mechanical type |
| Hydraulic release bearings | Hydraulic, combined cylinder unit | Hydraulic release bearings |
Identifying a release bearing for an order
Release bearings are identified by the clutch they serve: the application and the cross-reference number together. A bearing photographed on a bench rarely identifies itself, because housings repeat across applications. Where a vehicle's clutch has been converted between mechanical and hydraulic actuation, say so in the inquiry — the two families are not substitutes.
Failure talk buyers should know
A release bearing that is noisy with the pedal pressed and quiet with it released is the classic symptom pattern this family is ordered against. The throwout-bearing symptoms guide works through the checks workshops run before ordering, which helps distributors answer the counter question correctly.
The release bearing families
Hydraulic Release Bearings
The hydraulic counterpart family